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THE APOSTLE OF THE NEW DISPENSATION. 



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HOW TO PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT 
IN FOUR YEARS. 



"My countrymen, mankind — to clo good, my religion." 



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THE 



Warning Voice from God 



TO THIS NATION! 



THROUGH 




CHAUNCEY BARNES, 



THE APOSTLE OF THE NEW DISPENSATION. 






HOW TO PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT 
IN FOUR YEARS. 



u My countrymen, mankind — to do good, my religion." 



PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR. 



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BOOK THE FIRST. 

CHAPTEE 1. 

The -writer of this book, after many years of considera- 
tion as to whether it was best for him to receive the doc- 
trines of Christ Jesus, or not ; and by fasting and prayer 
asking all of the invisible Gods and powers to inform him, 

2. And show unto him the true Christ, and true relig- 
ion, at last had his prayers answered, and the true Jesus 
Christ manifested himself to me, as unto His Apostles, 
with His Father, Mother Mary, and Martha. 

3. This encourageth me to receive His doctrine, and to 
be willing to become a minister of Christ Jesus ; 

4. In whom we have redemption through His teach- 
ings, principles, and the shedding of His heart's blood. 

5. To seal the Divine truth and gospel of salvation for 
all human souls ; and to lay the foundation of the true 
government, to be established on earth as in heaven, which 
is the government of God. 

6. For by Him Avere all things created that are in 
heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, wheth- 
er they be thrones or dominions, or principalities, or pow- 
ers. 

7. All things were created by Him, and for Him, — 
He being the head of the body and the church ; 

8. Who is the beginning, the first born from the dead ; 
that in all things He might have pre-eminence. 

9. For it pleased the Father that in Him should all 
fullness dwell. And having made peace, through the blood 
of the cross, by Him, to reconcile all things unto Himself, 
— by Him, I say, — whether they be things on earth or in 
heaven. 

10. And you, that were sometime alienated, and ene- 
mies, in your mind, by wicked works, yet now hath He 



reconciled, in the body of His flesh, through death, to 
present you holy and unblamable and unreproachable in 
His sight. 

11. If ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, 
and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, 
which ye have heard, and which was and is preached to 
every creature which is under heaven, 

12. Whereof I, Chauncey Barnes, am made a minister, 
who now rejoice in my sufferings for you all ; 

13. Being disfranchised from the head of your nation, 
and from the head of your churches in Boston, New York, 
Chicago, and many other cities, towns and states, whereof 
I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of 
God, which is given to me to fulfill the word of God in 
Christ. 

14. Thanks be to high heaven for the mysteries which 
have been hid for ages and from generations, but now are 
made manifest to His saints and servants ; 

15. To whom God would make known what are the 
riches of the glory of this mystery, among the Gentiles ; 
which is Christ in you — the hope of glory ; 

16. To whom I've preached, warning every man and 
woman; teaching mankind in all wisdom, that we may 
present every man and woman perfect in Christ Jesus, — 

17. Whereunto I, also, labor, striving according to 
His working, which worketh in me, mightily. 

18. For I would that ye knew what great conflict I 
have for you all, and for my nation that gave me birth. 

19. I see that this people are given over to idolatry, 
and confusion. 

20. I therefore pray to God and His Holy Saints, and 
to all of the ministering angels, that they will join me in 
the redemption of the nation and humanity, and help es- 
tablish the true and Divine Order, which is the govern- 
ment of our Lord. Jesus Christ, on earth as in heaven. 

CHAUNCEY BARNES. 



CHAPTER II. 

The writer of this epistle has visited all public gather- 
ings — of a reformatory nature — holding the balances of 
Justice and Mercy, — and yet the people look upon him as 
a very unchristian being; and when he meets with the 
gatherings, at all of the conventions, after they have de- 
clared a platform of freedom, and the people have occu- 
pied the platform to make their long speeches, of one and 
a half hours or more, — then, if the writer arises to speak, 
the platform changes by passing a vote, aloud, to limit 
speakers to ten minutes only ! and many times reduced to 
five minutes ! Here is wherein all of your religious, po- 
litical and all reform platforms are being tried. This has 
seemed very strange to the writer and to his friends. 
But, as in all ages and generations, God has chosen men 
as triers, here is wherein we are to learn that the stone 
that the framers and builders have rejected may become 
the chief-head and the corner ! So let us take warning 
and be aware whom we resist, lest we may be resisting the 
Spirit of God. 

For this reason I take this method in order to put my 
views and thoughts and principles before this Eepublic, 
for the salvation of our nation and humanity, — as it is im- 
possible for me to obtain a hall, church, or even the public 
parks to preach the truth, as did Christ Jesus. Many 
times have I been arrested by the police for preaching, as 
the Spirit of God moved me so to do, — having sold my 
possessions and given all to the poor, and have endeavored 
to fulfill the teachings of Jesus Christ. I do not claim 
to be perfect, but am in hopes to be more so. The great- 
est combat I have had is within my own self. For twenty 
years have been trying to control myself, as to all habits, 
passions, and the loves of this world, and at last do feel 
that I can say, before God, angels, and mortals, that I 
know of nothing in this world that I lust after. Some- 
times I have money, sometimes I have none. Sometimes 



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I get two meals a day, sometimes I get one. The world 
is my home, and to do good is my religion, whilst all man- 
kind are my brethren. I have God enough in my soul to 
have no respect for churches, parties, or peoples, for we 
did not create or make ourselves. We are creatures of 
circumstances, forced into this world and forced out of it, 
and born into another world ; unwelcomed here, but are 
welcomed hereafter ; conceived in lust, sin and vice of all 
kinds ; have a great work to do here to work out our sal- 
vation in this life. And they that can overcome all of the 
vices of this life and world shall receive a white stone, with 
a new name, which will be a passport into the heaven of 
heavens. 

To-day we find the Spirit of God poured out upon all 
flesh, and all flesh is being quickened to act, that which is 
uppermost in the mind ; thoughts become words, and the 
powers of God force them into action. Thoughts are seed 
sown in our garments of life, by the shuttle of time, to 
bring forth good or evil fruit. As Paul says, "when he 
would do good, evil is always by," — and according to the 
laws of attraction, we attract one or the other, and soon 
are put into execution. This being the cause why so much 
of the elements of evil are put into practice all over the 
land, such as thieving, robbing, and murdering. I would 
advise all people who are subject to the above bad thoughts 
to flee into the secret chambers of their souls, in prayer to 
God, to forgive them, and to help them rise above all such 
evil impressions. For there are spirits let loose to act out 
and to work out their salvation ; if not in this life, they 
will in Spirit life. This is one of the main causes of so 
much of what is called evil worked out in and through hu- 
man beings of to-day. This goes to prove what Jesus 
said ; we have to give an account for every evil and idle 
word and act of our lives in our daily conversation. 

CHAPTEB III. 
We see the conflicts that are to come between the Bible 



and Anti-Bible elements, which will lead to strife, as iii 
past generations, which will result in the shedding of 
blood. The spirit of anti-bible is determined to rule, and 
plots are laid to call upon foreign powers to assist, if 
needs be. This goes to prove what Paul says, "the sons 
of perdition will rule first." This has already taken place 
in and among the so called Spiritualists. But out of this 
contention and confusion there will be a class of reformers 
and progressionists who will be willing to recognize the 
principles of Christ as their foundation, socially, religious- 
ly and politically, as the true government of God. And 
we see that the Spiritualists are soon to come over upon 
the Christ platform, which will teach all creeds and sects 
their duty to God and humanity ; which duty is to help 
the widows and fatherless children, without disgracing 
them by sending them to the poor-house to cripple their 
spirits and souls for life eternal. There will be a time 
when the rich will feel it their duty to hand out their rich- 
es to help the poor and needy, for God will show them 
that they cannot carry it with them, and it will begin to 
burn their souls and depress their spirits, and they will 
feel melancholy and in a sinking condition. No doctor 
nor medicine will be able to relieve. them, but they will be 
constrained to search out the poor and needy, and to re- 
lieve their wants and needs ; by doing this, they will be 
relieved. This will be the medicine, and they will be 
made every whit whole, and their days will be lengthened 
and fitted for the kingdom of heaven, — to enter into Abra- 
ham's bosom, or government of God. If not, will go in- 
to torment with the rich man of old. Take your choice, 
O, ye rich people of this age and generation ! for this is 
the last warning. So saith the Spirit of the Lord ! Weep 
and howl, for your miseries are fast coming upon you. 
May God have mercy on the rich is the prayer of the 
writer. 

They will also have it presented to them that it will be 
a great hindrance to their entering into the kingdom of 



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heaven — for Christ has told you that it was hard for a rich 
man to enter into the kingdom of God. O, ye rich! look 
at the parable of the poor man in Abraham's bosom, and 
the rich man in torment, crying and praying to God to let 
a messenger go and inform his brothers of his condition. 
The rich man's prayers and cries now have been answered, 
and God has sent His angel to me, telling me that I must 
go forth and inform all of the rich in this world to let go 
of their possessions all except what they actually need for 
their support, during their allotted time, viz : three score 
and ten years, and be ye ready to enter into the joys of 
eternal bliss, where all of your sins are swallowed up in 
doing good to the poor and needy. You then will see that 
God has put into your hands earthly treasures for this ex- 
press purpose in time of need, to deal out to His suffering 
children at this time, at His will and word. Blessed be 
it unto him that obeyeth. 

CHAPTER T~ST- 

Again, we see the fulfillment of Christ's sayings, — You 
shall be turned out of the synagogues for my very name's 
sake. Here we find it to be fulfilled, as I (Chauncey 
Barnes) have been turned out of the churches and union 
prayer meetings in Chicago, New York, and even the 
"pious" city of Boston, — even after they have prayed for 
the Holy Spirit to come and influence and baptize them ; 
and then, because the Holy Spirit came upon me (Chaun- 
cey Barnes) and I fell upon my bended knees in prayer, 
praying to God that these people might be prepared to re- 
ceive the Holy Spirit when it did come, they laid hands 
upon me, in a very rash and harsh manner ! — dragged me 
out into the ante-room, held me in prison, under keepers, 
until they sent after three policemen to carry me away ! 
Such has been my treatment in these religious union pray- 
er meetings ! I could but sa} 7 -— O, Father, forgive them, 
for they knew not that Christ had sent me ! 

And we find the same spirit to-day in churches that Je- 



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sus did in His days ; so let us forgive them. Then, when 
the trump sounds, who will be able to stand? Will it 
not be those who have heeded the advice and obeyed the 
word? for the word is the law, and the law is of God. 
Then there are the one hundred and forty-four thousands 
that are sealed in the foreheads ; they will receive the 
blessings of the Lord — and righteousness from the God of 
His salvation to all that are willing to obey, for the mighty 
God, even the Lord, hath spoken and called the earth, 
from the rising sun to the going down of the same, out of 
darkness into light — that His people may be judged. 

CHAPTER "V- 

Again, the voice came unto me, saying — write what I 
present unto thee ; go to now the rich men ; weep and 
howl for your miseries that shall come upon you ; your 
riches are corrupted, and your governments are moth 
eaten ; your gold and silver is cankered, and the rust of 
them is a witness against you, and shall eat out your flesh, 
as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasures together for the 
last days. Behold the hire of the laborers, who have 
reaped down your fields ; which is of you kept back ? 
And to-day God is speaking in and to the laborers of this 
land, and He will not cease speaking to them, and to 
quicken them to call for justice, until justice is granted to 
them. Heed it, ye weak, and tremble, ye strong, for 
your Ship of State and all institutions are deeply freighted 
with grief and wrong ! By fraud they cry, and the cries 
of them which have reached and entered into the ears of 
the Lord of Sabaoth. Ye have lived in pleasure on the 
earth, and been wanton ; ye have nourished your hearts, 
as on a day of slaughter ; ye have condemned and killed 
the just, and He doth not resist you. Be patient, there- 
fore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord, which is now. 
Grudge not one against another, lest ye be condemned ; 
for none of you can render unto your brother nor give un- 
to God a ransom for him, But the redemption of their 



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souls is precious, and endureth forever and ever. For 
God seeth that the wise men did likewise, but the foolish 
person perishes likewise, and leave wealth for others to 
quarrel about, and make it a hell upon earth. Their in- 
ward thoughts are that their houses shall continue forever, 
and their dwelling places to all generations. They call 
their lands after their own names, to gain crowns of pop- 
ularity in earth life, and no farther, which dwarfs the soul 
of man. 

Nevertheless, man being in honor abideth not; he is 
like the beast that perish ; this being their folly — yet their 
posterity appro veth their sayings. But God, our Creator, 
never created one of His children to Mil another, — but as 
a degenerated race of beings, or, in other words, not un- 
folded up to manhood, lost sight of God and all the attri- 
butes of His divine teachings, have created a God of Pride, 
Popularity and Selfishness, which has led you into de- 
struction — the God of War predominating over the God of 
Love ! But we see that the God of War has not yet fin- 
ished his mission — merely changed the conditions a little 
in which it will manifest itself in a broader and different 
manner ; and then the people of earth will be more willing 
that God in Christ shall rule, which will unite all of the 
religious and political institutions, and bring them into 
one harmonious hive. You then will see your streams of 
vice begin to dry up, and your implements of war will be 
worked into ploughshares and pruning-hooks, and army 
discharged. Prison doors will be opened, and love to 
God and all mankind will run from soul to soul, — and 
homes for all the poor of the world. " For the earth is the 
Lord's and the fullness thereof." 



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CHAPTER VI. 
ON THE NATIONAL DEBT. 

The National Debt, by the Laws of Economy, will be 
paid. The true qualifications that a man requires to be 
President, or at the head of any institution, religious or 
political, are — he should be a man free from all evil habits, 
such as tobacco, rum, profanity, gambling, &c. ; no prop- 
erty, nor money at interest ; not own land enough to die 
on ; not even a house to live in ; not always live in one 
city or state all of his days. Thus, he would be more apt 
to be free from all prejudices and selfishness, and be apt 
to give better satisfaction as a true and faithful servant to 
the people, as did Jesus and His apostles ; even so might 
it be with us. Then a true and good government would 
be the result — and sweet America will be the model nation 
and example for all nations. And when you are willing 
that God shall make choice of a man to stand at the head 
of your nation, he should be after the pattern of a James 
or a Peter, or a Paul. Such should be the men at the 
head of all your institutions, and serve as did they. Then 
prepare for the kingdom of God on earth as in heaven, 
owning nothing yet possessing all things. Did not Jesus 
set the example ? Are we not apt to lean on the puny 
arm of this world, and the God of this world, too much? 
Do not our ministers trust more in the money-wallet than 
in Christ, or God the Father? Does not pride and the 
fashions of this world crowd out the Spirit of our Lord ? 
If a minister has the Spirit of Christ in his soul, he cannot 
preach for a salary, nor use tobacco, as many of them do, 
setting the example for others ; nor use intoxicating drinks, 
not even partake of wine at the Lord's supper, as a mock- 
ery of its being his blood — no, never, if they are temper- 
ance preachers. What Jesus Christ meant to be 'under- 
stood as to His supper, is this, so he informs me, to in- 
form thee ;— If ye are able to put food upon your tables, 



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then go ye out and ask the poor widows and fatherless 
children to come in and partake of the bountiful supply 
of food that the Lord your God and Heavenly Father has 
so bountifully supplied your tables. This do in remem- 
• brance of me, saith the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall 
be blessed. This I will recognize as the Lord's Supper, 
and no other do I, Jesus Christ, appreciate. Use no wine 
or strong drink, and say it is by my request. 

Neither can they condemn modern Spiritual Religion, 
until they have tested it, and tried what manner of spirits 
they are, as Jesus commanded us to do. 

O, my dear Brothers and Sisters of Earth ! never, no 
never, did or will you find the true Spirit of Christ under 
a pile of gold, or silver, or greenbacks, rum or tobacco, 
pride or selfishness, or creeds, or sects, nor in nor under 
man's organic laws ! Come ye out, therefore, and be un- 
der the laws of Christ. Where the spirit of Christ is, 
there is freedom of thought and speech. O, feed my peo- 
ple, saith the Father of all souls, with the Bread of Life 
and Liberty of Speech. 

CHAPTER VII. 

TO THE MINISTERS AND PREACHERS OF THE 
GOSPEL OF CHRIST JESUS. 

Do they need a house, or lands, or money at interest? 
Do not we, the people, provide a home for them and their 
families? And do you suppose that we, the bone and 
muscle of America, would let them go hungry, or without 
food or raiment ? No, no, by no means! And even so 
is it with all of your public men in office. And by all 
means the ministers of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ 
should be more willing to yield to those teachings than 
any other class of people. We build large houses for 
them to preach in ; we furnish them a good house to live 
in. Is this not providing for them, and having the care 
for them more than we provide for our Lord Jemw and 



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His Apostles ? O, man ! where is thy faith in Gocl, your 
Heavenly Father? Do we, the angels of Love and Mercy, 
have faith? Pray, make an effort to save your nation and 
people ; buy the truth, and sell it not. Follow Jesus, is 
our advice — that is, to follow Him, not man, for we are 
servants to whomsoever we obey. 

The Eeligious Department, — and when you have suf- 
fered enough, and are willing that one of My Chosen Ser- 
vants shall stand at the head of your religious and political 
institutions, you then will see all of your streams of vice 
begin to dry up, and will discharge your army, and the 
implements of war will be beaten into ploughshares and 
pruning-hooks. Sweet America will then set the exam- 
ple for all nations. And when you can find a man that is 
imbued with the above principles, free from all earthly 
possessions, owning nothing, yet possessing all things, — 
that man is the man to stand at the head of your nation, 
and all of your institutions. What could Jesus and His 
Apostles have done had they owned great possessions? 
Do you not see the wisdom in their letting go of earthly 
things? You cannot serve God and mammon. No, nev- 
er, never ! A true man to serve his country and his Gocl 
cannot own any property, nor have any salary, but food, 
clothes, and a place to sleep. What does our President 
need land and houses for ? He is provided with a house. 
Now, in conclusion, we would say — obey the teachings of 
Jesus Christ ; prove all things, and hold fast to that which 
is good. Eead the Book of Kevelations, and see if the vi- 
als are not being poured out upon the land ; and see if 
Christ has not come with His angels to fulfill his com- 
mandment. This modern Spiritual Doctrine is the Coming 
of Christ, — and thus we see but a few that are ready to be- 
lieve it ! Are you waiting to see Him face to face ? 
Christ has come, but did not find faith to hold him but a 
short time. And again he will come, and see if there is 
sufficient faith on earth to hold Him longer. His angels 
have received orders to gather His saints together, and 



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thus you will see, people will begin to be gathered into 
tribes all over the land. The people will begin to run too 
and fro, asking where and which way is best to go, — will 
be driven out of the cities and Eastern states, and be 
making towards the South Western directions. Every in- 
stitution will be sending out apostles to enlighten the peo- 
ple all over the land, and to warn the people that the 
Kingdom of God is at hand. Great destruction is not far 
distant from your cities. Boston is yet to suffer, — we 
dare not say to what extent, — also New York and other 
cities. But as the warning voice has gone forth, we can 
do no more than to notify the people of this earth to pre- 
pare for the great baptismal fire of God's Divine Truth. 
Not one stone but what will be turned over, — that is, ev- 
ery institution is to be overthrown and reconstructed 
anew. The people outside your institutions on earth are 
far in advance of those that are enclosed within, socially, 
religiously and politically ; and as the streams cannot rise 
above the fountains, it must needs be of course an over- 
turn of all things to-day as it was eighteen hundred years 
ago. 



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PREDICTIONS FOR SEVENTY-TWO. 

The within written prediction is for this nation, people, 
and institutions of all kinds — for an example for all na- 
tions, governments and institutions, — a general turn-over, 
leaving not one stone upon the top of another. Even the 
high shall be made low. The high steeples are to come 
down ; and destruction upon the sea and land, with the 
loss of life. You may call these calamities upon the rail- 
roads accidents; but I tell you nay — God knows all things 
that are and are to be. We are living in the days of com- 
pensation. If we trespass those laws, it will certainly re- 
act, and we will be the sufferer. Justice must rule, and 
man's works are to be tried though as by fire. The Prince 
of the Air goes and comes with His spirit clothed in the 
dark clouds, and gales of wind. He is doing His work, 
and has His orders. See thou hurt not the Oil and the 
Wine. Who is the Oil and the W^ine? You will find 
them to be the followers of Christ, with the Word of God 
sealed in their foreheads — The warning voice from God. 
We say unto this people that this age and generation God 
calls upon for sacrifices — from every nation, commencing 
at America. And as this nation has sacrificed its Presi- 
dent, and thousands ©f the noble sons of our country, and 
spilled sufficient blood as an atonement for the sins of our 
government, we can say to-day that the Stars and Stripes 
that so gracefully wave over our Capitol and Nation be- 
long to those noble sons that have been purchased by 
their hearts' blood. So we say, that is sufficient as an 
atonement for the sins of our government. But yet, there 
is a human or religious sacrifice to be made, by each and 
every soul, either riches or property, reputation, pride or 
popularity, and the fashions of the day. This is called for 
by the Spirit of Almighty God, in and through His ser- 
vant, Chauncey Barnes. 



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Progressive Political Government. — Hence, we find in 
your Congress halls no progress. Each and every man is 
walled in with a wall of great-I-am, selfishness and popu- 
larity, and to obtain a great name and become noted with 
riches, and to rob the government, and lay plots and 
plans to overthrow the government, and creating enor- 
mous taxes for the poor laborer to work out by his daily 
toil. All this is an abomination in the sight of God, "for 
the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof." And for 
your relief we will say to thee as we say to the religious 
institutions : — Your government founders come to their 
own and they are not received. Your Washingtons, Jef- 
fersons, Jacksons, Adamses, Penns, Harrisons, Clays and 
Websters, Wesley s, Murray s and George Foxes come to 
you to assist you and warn you of your condition, and 
you heed them not. 

You have turned them out of your Congress halls and 
churches ; calleU in the police to arrest the fathers of your 
country, and the framers of your constitution, and to 
make prisoners of them ! "O, ye ignorant people, wise in 
your own conceit !" The same God that framed the con- 
stitution in their clay and generation, or age, is now ready 
to give forth a higher constitution, in the same like man- 
ner, upon a freer basis, and a more. Christ-like govern- 
ment, which will lift up your institutions, and establish a 
government of Divine Principles, that will bring forth the 
long looked for Millenium, and will beat the implements 
of war into ploughshares and pruning-hooks. All this 
will come forth in and through great trials and tribula- 
tions. A mighty struggle is yet to be about the Bible. 
The line will be drawn. The Foreign Powers are making 
preparations to over-rule this people and nation. The 
seed is sown ; the bible will be the wedge to drive. Look 
ye well to it. O, my beloved country ! the day -is draw- 
ing nigh when the mighty struggle will be on the land and 
on the high sea ! Prepare, O ye, prepare, for your re- 
demption draweth nigh ! God, your Creator, asks you why. 



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WHAT IS PROGRESSION? 

By the Laws of Progress, it is Life, it is Heaven, it is 
Happiness and Health. According to the Laws of Pro- 
gress, mankind cannot stay in their old condition no more 
than a chicken can stay in the egg. For when the chicken 
gets its head out of the shell, it shakes its head, and can- 
not enter into the shell again. No more can mankind who 
progress out of their old conditions of creeds, sects or 
isms of the past. Hence, we see the human family pro- 
gressing out of their old towns, cities, states, and gradu- 
ally moving towards the West. So you will, ere long, 
see the old Eastern States barren and cold, frozen over, as 
it were, with the deadly element of stagnation, for the 
want of the Spirit of Life and Progress. Even your Na- 
tional Capitol will take its flight towards the Pacific coast, 
and all of the true and progressive beings will be on their 
way towards the Far West, where they will live and de- 
velop into higher conditions of life and reform, religiously, 
politically, and socially ; for mankind is naturally a moral 
and a social being. The Eastern States will become like 
prisons to the progressive beings, and will be troubled to 
draw a long breath, and will drop suddenly, when the 
doctors will say, "heart disease," when it is not. Again, 
according to the laws of progress, we find that all of your 
ministers of the Gospel of Christ Jesus will, and shall go 
forth and preach His gospel as He did. Follow me even 
as I follow Christ. No preacher will be allowed to preach 
the gospel of Christ for any stipulated price. We do pro- 
claim this from the house-tops of our inmost soul. And 
after sufficient warnings have been given, if they heed it 
not, the Angel will have orders and power to thrust in the 
sickle and they shall be removed by death. The weeds 
from the garden of Christ will be removed, for you have 
heaped up treasures for the last days, — yes, treasures of 
gold and silver. Nay, wood and stubble, which is pride, 
popularity and selfbhneis ! Y© have ground the faces of 



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the poor down deeper and deeper into the mire of degra- 
dation, until their testimony rises up against you, as a 
strong evidence of your false doctrines and teachings. 
Had you received the teachings of Christ, to try the Spir- 
its of what sort they are, your nation would not have had 
to pass through the Red Sea, as it has ; but Christ Jesus 
came, as He told you He would, like a thief in the night, 
and you knew Him not. Your John Wesleys, Martin 
Luthers, John Murray s, and John Lelands, and George 
Foxes, Ann Lees, and all the founders of all your institu- 
tions, came to their own, and they knew them not, — 
"weighed in the balance and found wanting." 

Even so it was with the founders and framers of your 
Constitution of America, after the long and tedious strug- 
gle with the old conditions. According to the laws of 
progress, there were a few advanced minds and souls that 
God spoke to, saying, "Leave the old country and people 
for the promised land of Zion, where milk and honey flow, 
and where you can have your freedom." Then, of course, 
a struggle with the old shell — chicken like — held on to the 
progressive elements, and a war followed. Our forefath- 
ers fought for their liberty, and planted a foundation and 
Constitution ; for then, it was well for them, the best and 
greatest and purest in the known world. They did the 
best they could, after sprinkling their hearts' blood for us, 
and writing a Constitution, framing it as best they knew 
how, whilst the very heavens showed unto them a Banner 
of Stars and Stripes, which was emblematic of victory and 
peace. Wisdom had not as yet become developed in hu- 
man flesh sufficiently to see into the distant future. The 
Jewish and Mosaic dispensations had not let go of them, 
for the very reason that they did not follow the advice of 
this great teacher, Jesus" Christ, instead of their own selfish 
god of power and force. Thus we find your Constitution 
given forth under the influence it was, which foundation 
was upon Slavery* 



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Hence you now see what it has cost to abolish slavery, 
and for God to give birth to a higher order of things, and 
to better our condition under the old constitution for the 
present age. The people demand ; God will grant it ; for 
where two or three come together in My name and ask 
what ye will, it shall be granted unto you. Thus says 
the Spirit of the Lord, God ; even so it shall be with you 
of this age. A breaking up of old conditions, the social, 
religious and political institutions ; disturbance in the 
churches; unusual religions introduced, — religious war 
about the Bible — the Spirit entering the Churches — men 
and women doing as they have a mind, regardless of the 
marriage law ; determined not to be chained and shackled 
together by any laws, save the laws of love and adapta- 
tion, which are the laws of God. Come together and mar- 
ry themselves, and by the same law will be separated. 
People will take the laws of force into their own hands, 
breaking up the political parties, the third and fourth par- 
ty coming out of all, and establishing a Union People's 
Association of Principles. Monopoly will come down. 
No more party politics, no Presidents to be elected by 
parties, but men of divine principles, in favor of the labor 
reform ; the laboring people will begin to get their eyes 
open. There is land a plenty for every poor family — hou- 
ses and money a plenty. God's Saints are to inherit the 
earth, and to establish the government of Christ with one 
hundred and forty-four thousand. The Koman powers 
will begin to put forth their feelers ; trouble with Europe 
and foreign uations ; an effort to run Jeff. Davis into of- 
fice ; earthquakes in the West ; tremendous heavy gales ; 
the sun will not give forth his brilliant light ; great tem- 
perance excitement all over the country, with religious re- 
vivals, — in fact, an unusual pouring out of the Spirit of 
God. To carry it out let us be more prayerful and thought- 
ful in our daily walks of life ; people are more sensitive 
to-day than ever before, and this explains the cause of 
their being so much thieving and murdering all over our 



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land, and will become worse and worse until the true gov- 
ernment is established . 



ESSAY ON PEACE. 

The best essay on peace is to establish the laws of God 
in Christ Jesus at the head of all governments, constitu- 
tions and principalities ; then you have a pure foundation. 
The stream cannot rise above the fountain. We therefore 
would say, in love and goodness to all nations and gov- 
ernments, adopt the government of Christ, — then you 
become dead to the government of man. The laws of 
man judge man — Christ judges no man. The laws of men 
punish men — Christ forgave men. The laws of men deal 
out hatred to humanity, and strife and war with nations, 
whilst Christ gave love to all nations, and love to those 
that hate you and curse you. The laws of men produce 
divisions and discord, whilst the laws of Christ healed dis- 
ease and raised the dead ; and He promised that we could 
do it if we followed Him. It was the laws of men that 
crucified Christ, and since then, crucified millions of men, 
and led enmity, strife and unhappiness to the world, thus 
leading man down to death and destruction, and from heav- 
only things, and away from the teachings of Christ. Who, 
then, is the Anti-Christ of the present and the past? The 
Church and- the State, law makers and law breakers, ap- 
pear to be such, all over the world. But to the thinking 
man, these things must be before we can come to Christ's 
governments. It directs just what is yet to be at the head 
of all governments. Man's laws and commands we have 
got to pass through long before we can come to the glories 
of true Christianity. 

Passing through the laws of man and man's governments, 
it gives him an opportunity to look deeper into the mys- 
teries of God ; gives him a closer conception of the same, 
and a broader sympathy is gained by the sorrows, suffer- 



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ings and laws of men, and shows up the true Christianity 
of the past and present, which will carry man far above the 
need of meeting houses, prison houses, battle fields and 
scaffolds : above and beyond the need of all the mandates of 
the Church and State that have afflicted the world. By 
sowing and cultivating the seeds of sin and crime, all this 
is owing to man's own selfishness created by his own sel- 
fish laws and creeds. In this condition of selfishness there 
is yet no sympathy, no clemency, no mercy, no love, for 
others ; it is all for self, which makes a selfish government, 
and which is created out of man's selfish nature. In the 
condition of real Christianity there is clemency, mercy 
and love for others the same as for self, and in this condi- 
tion man loves to do by others as he would have others do 
by him. 

Man is yet totally ignorant of the power of the Golden 
Rule of Christ, when put into practice to move man indi- 
vidually and collectively : to influence, direct and govern 
the world. This is a hidden mystery to the school of man, 
but not to the school of Christ. Sooner or later the un- 
happiness of one will be recognized unhappiness to all, and 
the happiness of one will be the happiness of all. As we 
can. see this demonstrated all over the world, by the late 
war that has been poured upon America, all nations have 
been afflicted by the laws of sympathy; therefore, let us 
learn that man at his own devices will be lacerated and torn 
till his soul and feelings are reached to feel what Christ 
felt, — compassion and forgiveness for the world. Man in 
progress must go down, down, from self excellence ; down 
from self righteousness ; down to the level of common hu- 
manity ; down to the valley of humility ; down, down, to 
the Cross of Christ, and there kneel to learn the lessons — 
"I am no better than my brother man," etc. Even so is it 
with all nations, governments, constitutions and principali- 
ties. Our country of America has suffered a four years' 
bloody war, father against son and son against father on 
the battlefield of death, which is the fruits of the laws of 



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man. The laws of man caused this war, and a million of 
men have lost their lives ; another million of men have sac- 
rificed their prosperity and success in life ; and many mil- 
lions have been made mourners, — so we see that the laws 
of nations make the wars of nations. It was human law 
that created and supported human slavery, and destroyed 
it, too, — but yet, like the tail of a serpent, is not dead, 
from the very fact that they did not go to work at the head 
of slavery. So we see on the land and on the sea, every- 
where, the laws of men compel toiling Democracy to feed 
elegant Aristocracy, in public and in private ; in social and 
in domestic life; and speaking thus : "I am better than 
thou !" It is human law that brings suffering to the poor. 
In the temple and government of Christ there shall be no 
aristocracy, no democracy, no rich, no poor, no thieves, no 
murderers, no prisons, no implements of war. 



BOOK THE SECOND. 

A CHAPTEK UPON GOD'S BOOK. 

We recognize the Bible to be God's Book, for every man, 
woman and child to understand for themselves, -in order 
that each one may know the Lord. We do not deem it 
necessary for man to go to college in order to understand 
God's Book, other than the same college that Jesus and His 
disciples went to be taught by angels. We look, also, up- 
on modern spiritual doctrines to be God's Book for all 
earth's children to look into and read for themselves, in or- 
der that each man and woman may know and understand 
for themselves, and even learn their little children that God 
is all love, and that Jesus Christ teaches little children to 
love one another, and asks them to come unto him, for such 
is the kingdom of God, and that angels watch over them, 
— also teaching us that Christ has come with His holy an- 



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gels and glorified spirit to establish His government on earth 
as in heaven. 

We therefore know that our departed friends are around 
us, and do influence us for good and give us knowledge of 
immortality. This spiritual doctrine is God's Book, and 
harmonizes and proves the Bible to be God's Book, and one 
proves the other. 

We also see that the Cardiff giant is another of God's 
Books for all mankind to go and read for themselves — not 
for one man to say what it is because he has been blessed 
with a book knowledge, and is a professor of art and sci- 
ence. We find by looking into God's Book there were men 
educated eighteen hundred years ago in a fishing boat, who 
knew almost as much as men who are educated in these 
colleges and being taught by man. We begin to think that 
God and His angels, and Jesus Christ and His disciples, 
can educate men to-day who will be able to understand all 
mysteries as well as those men who are taught by man's 
books. We therefore deem it our privilege to look into 
every mystery that man fails to understand, and consider 
it as one of God's Books, and we find that God has got 
many, yea, very many books. 

We find that the devil has got some of the mysteries 
that man fails to understand laid to him, even those we 
look upon as being God's Books. We can look into God's 
Books and find that giants were once upon the face of this 
earth ; but man wants to inform us that His Book says not. 
O, let us all look and read for ourselves, and come togeth- 
er and reason with each other, not trusting altogether in 
what man says, thinking that he knows more about God 
by going to college and having his bottle filled with the let- 
ter and old wine, leaving no room for the new wine. We 
find to-day many, yes, very many deep mysteries that 
baffle the art and skill of gigantic mind of man to solve, 
but do not lay all such things as being the works of the 
devil. Do let us have a little common sense and brain, and 



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set them at work, and you all will know more ; this world 
is a school house, and we earth mortals are the scholars. 



NEAR AT HAND. 

The time of Revelation is even at our doors, when the 
words shall be fulfilled, " I make all things new" 

The angel of Christ again -speaks, and says to me — 
"write, write," and I write: — The words of Christ are 
faithful and true. He will give unto him who is thirsty 
the water of life freely ; to him who overcometh, the in- 
heritance of all things. In his gospel he has given a gov- 
ernment for all the people — a government of love, which 
government is soon to take the place of our present gov- 
ernment — socially, religiously and politically. 

Welcome the day when our people shall be governed by 
love instead of hatred. 

The angel of Christ came to me and said — Go out and 
cry aloud ; proclaim to all the people that the government 
of Christ is to be established ; all old governments are to 
pass away ; all things are to be made new. There is to 
be a revolution, which is already commenced in the relig- 
ious, social and political affairs of men all over the earth, 
but first in the United States shall it be established. 

Light shall come first in the heart. Through the love 
of the heart departed friends shall be recognized, and com- 
munion between the visible and invisible world shall be 
common to all. Freedom shall commence, and slavery 
shall cease. War shall be no more, and peace shall reign. 
The implements of war shall be turned into ploughshares 
and pruning-hooks. Monopolies .shall cease, and prison 
doors shall be opened. The poor and needy shall have 
homes and comforts ; the poor shall be blessed, and the 
rich go backward and downward. 

Let the rich take warning, for their peril is imminent. 
I am called and commanded to admonish all God's people 



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to prepare for what is speedily coining upon you — famine, 
pestilence, plagues and earthquakes. 

Cultivate the spirit of love, and go after the light that 
shines therefrom. 

„ To establish a new government on the earth Christ has 
sent His Spirits and Ministering Angels forth, and I say 
unto you, woe shall be unto those who turn them away. 
Christ says try the Spirits what manner of Spirits they are 
of, "prove all things and hold fast that which is good," for 
there are all manner of Spirits at work. If we believe that 
Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, we are of God, if not, 
we are of that anti-Christ which is spoken of and is at your 
doors, at work all over your land to overthrow the Spirit 
of Truth ; this we find to be the case in all of your religious 
and political institutions, and here is wherein your people 
have been fighting against God, and against Christ and 
His Angels. Therefore, let us come together and reason 
upon these things and see for what purpose the Almighty 
has placed us here. We put bits into horses' mouths that 
they may obey us, and we turn about the whole body. 
We behold thelships, which, though .they be so great, and 
are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with 
a very small helm whithersoever the governor direct them 
to go. Even so the human tongue is a little member and 
boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little 
fire kindleth, and the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity ; 
so is the tongue among our members that it defileth the 
whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and 
it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beast, and of 
bird, and of serpent, and of thing in the sea is tamed, and 
hath been tamed of mankind, but the human tongue can no 
man tame ; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 

Therewith, bless God even our Heavenly Father ; and 
therewith curse we men, which are made after the simili- 
tude of God. Out of the same mouth precedeth blessings 
and cursings. My brethren, these things ought not to be. 
Therefore, let us see if the time is not fulfilled when we 



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should do better. I warn thee, O ye people of earth, to 
repent of these things ! 



The World will be the Better for It. 

When man shall keep the great command, 

Loving the same himself and neighbor, 
When each shall gain their rights to land, 

To live and learn, to love and labor, 
When right shall rule, when purity 

Brings peace on earth with naught to mar it, 
When all shall be equal and free, 

The world will be the better for it. 

When all care less for crowns of gold, 

Laying up treasures more by giving, 
To feed the hungry, poor and cold, 

And teach them temp'rate ways of living, 
When men of wealth are more inclined 

To buy the truth, and not ignore it, 
When all mankind prize worth of mind, 

The world will be the better for it. * J 

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When men care less for gin and rum, 

And less for wine, ale, beer and brandy, 
For nostrums which the nerves benumb, 

For poison drugs, with pills of candy, 
When men shall eat the purest food, 

Refuse tobacco, and abhor it, 
When reasons ken shall govern men, 

The world will be the better for it* 

When men care less for what folks say, 

Taking more care to curb their passions, 
When women shall refuse to pay 

Allegiance unto foreign fashions, 
When stays and strings no more compress 

Her form divine, to cramp and mar it, 
When all care less for show and dress, 

The world will be the better for it. 



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When men care less for forms and creeds, 

And less for proud priests and their preaching, 
When men serve Christ by noble deeds, 

And hearken to His spirit's teaching, 
When men shall own and love the truth, 

And never crucify and scar it, 
When all shall know, a heaven below, 

The world w T ill be the better for it. 

When paradise on earth is gained, 

And converse held with seraph wardens, 
When homes for all have been obtained, 

Where pure love dwells in peaceful gardens, 
Where working men shall dress the earth 

Till golden grains and fruits bend o'er it, 
When all the poor, sweet homes secure, 

The world will be the better for it. 



A PRAYER OF BARNES. 

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me, for I am poor and 
needy. 

Preserve my soul and my nation, O Thou, my God ; save Thy 
servants that trusteth in Thee. 

Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I cry unto Thee daily ; for 
unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul for the salvation of this 
people and my nation, for Thou, O Lord God, art good and ev- 
er ready to forgive and to help those that ask of Thee. 

I have asked of Thee, O Lord, in days of trouble, and Thou 
hast heard me, O God. Save my nation ; let it be an example 
for all governments and nations and kingdoms, and establish 
thy kingdom on earth as in heaven. 

Among all the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord, 
neither are there any works like unto Thy works, neither are 
there any governments like unto Thy government, O Thou Most 
High. May this generation begin to see Thy Divine govern- 
ment on this earth as it is in heaven. 

May all nations whom Thou hast made come unto Thee and 
worship before Thee, O Lord, and shall glorify Thy name and 



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Thy government. Teach me, O Lord, Thy way. I will praise 
Thee and Thy name forever, for great is Thy mercy toward me. 
Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell, O God ; the 
proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men 
have sought after my soul : to rise up against me in all of their 
temples of worship ; but Thou, O Lord, art a God full of com- 
passion and long suffering, and plenteous in. mercy and truth. 

O turn unto me and have mercy upon me ; give Tlry strength 
unto Thy servant to do good. Show me a token for good, that 
they who hate me may see it and be ashamed ; because Thou, O 
Lord, hast helped me and comforted me in my advanced age. 

Again, O Lord, we see and behold the corruptness and evils 
and darkness in all of our institutions upon earth, and as we 
have appealed to Thee from time to time, we know, O Lord, 
Thou hast shown unto us how we can better the conditions of 
our race and establish a better state of society, socially, relig- 
iously and politically, and we trust, O Thou God of love and 
truth, we ma}?- have it put forth, and begin Thy Divine govern- 
ment on earth as in heaven, and to Thee we will ascribe all hon- 
or, glory and praise, now and forever and forever, is the prayer 
of Chauncey Barnes. Amen. 



PRAYER TO THIS PEOPLE. 

Thou God of nations, Thou hast taught us to look to Thee, 
and to Thee only, for salvation. 

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall 
abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 

1 will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my 
God, in Him will I trust. 

Surely He shall deliver thee from the snares of the fowler, 
and from the noisome pestilence that is to come. 

He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings 
shalt thou trust ; His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror 03^ night, nor of the ar- 
row that flieth by day ; nor for the pestilence that walketh in 
darkness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon day. 
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy 
right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. 



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Only with thine eyes shalt thou see the reward of the wicked, 
because thou hast put thy trust in thee, Most High God.* 

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come 
nigh thy dwelling, for He shall give charge unto His angels to 
watch over thee, to keep thee in all of thy ways. 

Because He hath set His love upon me, therefore will I deliv- 
er Him and His people and nation, and will set Him and His na- 
tion on high for an example for all people and all nations, be- 
cause He hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I 
will answer Him. I will deliver Him and be with Him in troub- 
le, and honor Him. With a long life will I satisfy Him and 
show Him my salvation, because He puteth trust in me, saith 
the Lord. 

All ministers, preachers, and all leading men and women are 
to follow me even as I aim to follow, Christ Jesus. 

We see that human life is but a stream, and the ripple of the 
present moment is soon lost in the ivave of the succeeding frac- 
tions of time ; thus continually beating against the shores of 
immortality, it fills us with longings for its heaven of rest. 



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